Code: S2C5
ECTS: 6
Semester: 2nd
To be chosen at UP8, AU, or other partner institutions (e.g., ArTec, EURUA, Collège de France).
The syllabus of the elective course is determined by the selected offering at the host or partner institution and must be relevant to the scientific field of the MSc in Digital Transformation Design and Management. In all cases, the course is expected to cover an advanced thematic area related to digital technologies, digital culture, digital innovation, digital governance, data, interaction, design, or socio-economic aspects of transformation. The syllabus should introduce key concepts, theoretical frameworks, current debates, and/or applied methods in the chosen area, and provide students with opportunities to engage critically with specialised content through study, analysis, discussion, design, research, or project-based activities.
The exact emphasis depends on the specific elective selected. In all cases, the course is expected to contribute to some of the following:
- Search, analysis and synthesis of data and information, with the use of the necessary technology
- Adaptability to new situations
- Decision-making
- Working independently
- Team work
- Working in an international environment
- Working in an interdisciplinary environment
- Production of new research ideas
- Project planning and management
- Criticism and self-criticism
- Production of free, creative and inductive thinking
Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to:
Knowledge
- demonstrate advanced knowledge in a selected thematic area relevant to digital transformation;
- identify major concepts, approaches, and debates in the chosen field of study.
Skills
- apply appropriate theoretical and/or practical methods relevant to the selected course topic;
- analyse specialised problems and cases using the conceptual tools of the selected field;
- communicate arguments, findings, or design outcomes in a clear and academically appropriate manner.
Competences
- broaden and deepen their individual academic profile within the overall framework of the MSc;
- integrate specialised knowledge into interdisciplinary perspectives on digital transformation;
- exercise autonomy and responsibility in shaping an individual learning pathway.
